Jaromír Krejcar
Encyclopedia
Jaromír Krejcar was a Czech functionalistic
architect
, student of Jan Kotěra
and member of Devětsil
.
He collaborated with Czech structural engineer, Dr. Jaroslav Joseph Polivka
on the internationally acclaimed Czech Pavilion at the Paris Exposition
of 1937.
Krejcar was husband of journalist Milena Jesenská
and father of Jana Krejcarová. After the communist coup in 1948 he went to exile to the United Kingdom
.
Functionalism (architecture)
Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. This statement is less self-evident than it first appears, and is a matter of confusion and controversy within the profession, particularly in regard to modern...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, student of Jan Kotěra
Jan Kotera
Jan Kotěra was a Czech architect, artist and interior designer, and one of the key figures of modern architecture in Bohemia.-Biography:...
and member of Devětsil
Devetsil
The Devětsil was an association of Czech avant-garde artists, founded in 1920 in Prague. From 1923 on there was also an active group in Brno. The movement discontinued its activities in 1930 ....
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He collaborated with Czech structural engineer, Dr. Jaroslav Joseph Polivka
Jaroslav Joseph Polivka
Jaroslav Joseph Polivka , Czech structural engineer who collaborated with Frank Lloyd Wright between 1946 and 1959....
on the internationally acclaimed Czech Pavilion at the Paris Exposition
Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne was held from May 25 to November 25, 1937 in Paris, France...
of 1937.
Krejcar was husband of journalist Milena Jesenská
Milena Jesenská
Milena Jesenská was a Czech journalist, writer, editor and translator, who refused to abandon her Jewish friends and was deported to and died alongside them in Ravensbrück concentration camp....
and father of Jana Krejcarová. After the communist coup in 1948 he went to exile to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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